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Co-chairperson of BLG and member of the fi rm's Commercial Litigation Group. Certi-
fi ed by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. Acts as general
counsel in matters involving intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation, profes-
sional negligence, personal injury, criminal litigation and administrative law, and presides
as a commercial arbitrator. In 1988, occupied the Milvain Chair in Advocacy at the Uni-
versity of Calgary Law School and in 2010 was the fi rst Silas Hylak Chair in Advocacy at
the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. Past President, County of Carleton Law
Association. Sat as a bencher of the LSUC for eight years. Elected as a fellow of the ACTL
and was its fi rst Canadian president in 2003–04. Recipient of e Advocates' Society
Medal, honorary degrees from the LSUC and the University of Ottawa, and the OBA
Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation. Lifetime Achievement in Pro Bono Award re-
cipient at the 2010 Lexpert® Zenith Awards. Named as an Offi cer of the Order of Canada
in 2011. Appointed QC in 1976. Ontario Bar, 1962.
General counsel practicng in litigation with emphasis on commercial litigation, defama-
tion, judicial review, administrative law, professional liability and discipline, construction
litigation, employment matters and insurance law. Practice also includes domestic and in-
ternational arbitration and public inquiries. Represented the Canadian Olympic Com-
mittee in sport arbitrations in Canada and abroad. Past member of the Ontario Judicial
Council. Past President of e Advocates' Society of Ontario. Has taught as Adjunct Pro-
fessor at the University of Ottawa, Common Law Faculty. Fellow of the American College
of Trial Lawyers. President of the American College of Trial Lawyers Canadian Founda-
tion. Trustee of the American College of Trial Lawyers US Foundation. Chair, American
College of Trial Lawyers Special Problems in the Administration of Justice Committee.
Serves on Editorial Boards of the Professional Liability and Discipline Litigation Quarter-
ly and the Canadian Journal of Insurance Law. Recognized in Chambers Global: e
World's Leading Lawyers for Business and e Best Lawyers in Canada.
Partner. Practice focused on major commercial, corporate and securities litigation relat-
ing to M&A, commercial contract disputes, fraud claims and Mareva-type injunctions,
shareholder disputes and domestic and international arbitration. Conducts litigation at
trial and appellate levels, including before the Supreme Court of Canada. He has repre-
sented Canada's leading public and private companies and government institutions. Rec-
ognized by Chambers Global, e Best Lawyers in Canada, Canadian Who's Who, Bench-
mark Canada, e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Lexpert® Top 25 Corporate Litigators
in Canada (2002) and e 2006 Lexpert® Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Can-
ada. Awarded Avocat Émérite (Distinguished Counsel) by the Barreau du Québec in
2009 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his outstanding contribu-
tion to the community. Author and photographer: Portraits of Hope, published by Les
Presses de l'Université de Montréal, June 2012. BComm (Hon.), University Scholar, BCL
(Hon.), University Scholar and LLB, McGill University. Called to Québec Bar in 1979.
Suzanne Côté is a partner and the head of the Montréal Litigation Group. She prac-
tices commercial litigation (breach of commercial contracts, representation of banks,
bankruptcy and insolvency, shareholder disputes, Competition Act, various real estate
matters, including commercial leasing, manufacturers' liability, class actions), as well as
litigation in civil and administrative matters, such as judicial review before the federal
courts and the investigation conducted by the Québec Court of Appeal regarding the
removal from offi ce of a judge of an inferior tribunal (Côté was then assisting the Court
of Appeal). She pleads before all jurisdictions: Superior Court of Québec, Québec Court
of Appeal and the federal courts. Named a BTI Client Service All-Star. Included in e
2014 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and e
Best Lawyers in Canada 2015. Named "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by Le Monde ju-
ridique in 2008. Became Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2005. Called
to the Québec Bar (1981).
David W.
Scott,
QC, OC
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (613) 787-3525
Fax: (613) 230-8842
Ottawa
J. Bruce
Carr-Harris
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
Tel: (613) 787-3505
Fax: (613) 230-8842
Ottawa
William
Brock, AdE
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (514) 841-6438
Fax: (514) 841-6499
Montréal
Suzanne
Côté, AdE
Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP
Tel: (514) 904-8180
Fax: (514) 904-8101
Montréal
dscott@blg.com
bcarr-harris@blg.com
wbrock@dwpv.com
scote@osler.com
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